Ravenswood Bay Trail Connection

The Ravenswood Bay Trail connection will close the half-mile gap in the Bay Trail, located at the boundary of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. When completed, this project will create an 80-mile segment of continuous trail and will link three counties and a toll bridge!

Child Support Awareness Month Marks New Service for Making Cash Payments

August is Child Support Awareness Month serving to remind parents that providing child support is one of the many ways they demonstrate love for their children. This year’s theme is “Giving them roots to reach for the sky.”

Parking Enforcement Officer

The single biggest issue faced by the merchants and residents in North Fair Oaks is the lack of parking. Abandoned vehicles, operational vehicles that stay longer than the time permits, and businesses that "borrow" public parking spaces further reduce the number of available parking spaces. Read more...

14th Annual North Fair Oaks Festival

The 14th Annual North Fair Oaks Festival was held Sunday, August 16, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Middlefield Road between 1st and 5th Avenues. It started with a fabulous hour-long parade filled with performing arts groups, bands, classic cars, sports teams, and specialty vehicles from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office! Read more here...

Summer Learning Programs in East Palo Alto and Fair Oaks Libraries

This year, children from North Fair Oaks and East Palo Alto participated in the San Mateo County Library's Summer Learning Program. This intensive, fun-filled learning program combined science, math, reading, yoga, art, technology skills, and fun. They also were provided nutritious snacks and lunch! All had a great time. Read more...

Office of Immigrant Affairs

At my request, and with the full support of my colleagues on the Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County will open its first Office of Immigrant Affairs this September. I'm proud that our County has taken this important step forward to address the varied needs of our immigrant population. Read details here...

Veterans Commission

I was proud that our Board of supervisors established a Veterans Commission for San Mateo County at my request. The recruitment for members is underway. The five-week application period opened on July 17th; it will close on Friday, August 21st at 5:00 pm. Read details here...

Sponsored Employment Program Graduation

The nonprofit, One East Palo Alto, will graduate 60 interns and five peer mentors (college students who mentor program interns) from their Sponsored Employment Program (SEP) on August 12th! This program connects the hard-to-place young people in paid summer internships - often in their very first job. Read more here...

Thank you Congresswoman Eshoo

Special thanks to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo who asked Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) officials to join her in a roundtable meeting with community leaders regarding noise issues affiliated with airline traffic at San Francisco International Airport. Read here...

Recology's Volunteer Day

One hundred Recology volunteers turned out on Saturday, August 8th to give the Fair Oaks Community Center a "spring clean" and landscaping update. This is part of their corporate commitment to the community. I want to give a shoutout ot Gino Gasparini, Vice President of Marketing for Recology/San Mateo County, as well as the whole crew, for pitching in to beautify North Fair Oaks. Read more...

Utility Box Murals and Entrance Signs

In May, the North Fair Oaks Community Council (NFOCC) and the North Fair Oaks Public Art Workgroup invited local artists to transform utility boxes into works of art on the streets of North Fair Oaks and to create a design for entrance signs for North Fair Oaks. Read details here...

Eastside Prep Teacher Receives Presidential Award

As an advocate of education, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Marianne Chowning-Dray, a math teacher at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto. Marianne recently received the Presidential Award fo Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. She is one of 108 teachers in the country, and one of only two teachers from California selected for this prestigious award. Read details here...